Creating Subtext in Your Dialogue: The Meaning Behind the Words
ABOUT THIS WEBINAR
This OnDemand webinar will focus on the most common dialogue flaw in scripts, even among professional writers āāon-the-noseā dialogue. This is when dialogue tells the reader directly whatās going on in a scene or what a character is thinking or feeling.
When dialogue is obvious, itās often dull and ultimately unsatisfying. Great dialogue, on the other hand, is āoff-the-noseāāit illuminates what the characters are thinking without saying it. This is subtext. And itās a challenge to create on the page. In fact, most aspiring writers, who otherwise have solid story elements, canāt break in because of flat, expository, and on-the-nose dialogue.
If youāre looking to improve subtext in your scenes, join award-winning UCLA instructor and author, Karl Iglesias as he guides you through proven techniques with matching examples from the masters of the craft to create subtext in your own dialogue.
YOU WILL LEARN:
- How to avoid on the nose dialogue
- The psychological reasons why subtext is required
- Three crucial reasons why subtext is important to the audience
- The threeĀ key requisites for believable subtext
- 12 effective techniques to create subtext on the page
- When on the nose dialogue is actually acceptable
WHO SHOULD ATTEND:
- Writers who want to enhance the subtext of their screenplays
- Screenwriters looking to take their dialogue to the next level
- Fiction writers who want to knock their dialogue out of the park!
- People who want to be able to recognize āon-the-noseā and āoff-the-noseā dialogue
Karl IglesiasĀ is a screenwriter and sought-after script doctor and consultant, specializing in the reader's emotional response to the written page. He is the best-selling author ofĀ Writing For Emotional ImpactĀ andĀ The 101 Habits of Highly Successful Screenwriters.
The Writers Store does not offer any refunds for the webinar. All sales are final.
Creating Subtext in Your Dialogue: The Meaning Behind the Words
ABOUT THIS WEBINAR
This OnDemand webinar will focus on the most common dialogue flaw in scripts, even among professional writers āāon-the-noseā dialogue. This is when dialogue tells the reader directly whatās going on in a scene or what a character is thinking or feeling.
When dialogue is obvious, itās often dull and ultimately unsatisfying. Great dialogue, on the other hand, is āoff-the-noseāāit illuminates what the characters are thinking without saying it. This is subtext. And itās a challenge to create on the page. In fact, most aspiring writers, who otherwise have solid story elements, canāt break in because of flat, expository, and on-the-nose dialogue.
If youāre looking to improve subtext in your scenes, join award-winning UCLA instructor and author, Karl Iglesias as he guides you through proven techniques with matching examples from the masters of the craft to create subtext in your own dialogue.
YOU WILL LEARN:
- How to avoid on the nose dialogue
- The psychological reasons why subtext is required
- Three crucial reasons why subtext is important to the audience
- The threeĀ key requisites for believable subtext
- 12 effective techniques to create subtext on the page
- When on the nose dialogue is actually acceptable
WHO SHOULD ATTEND:
- Writers who want to enhance the subtext of their screenplays
- Screenwriters looking to take their dialogue to the next level
- Fiction writers who want to knock their dialogue out of the park!
- People who want to be able to recognize āon-the-noseā and āoff-the-noseā dialogue
Karl IglesiasĀ is a screenwriter and sought-after script doctor and consultant, specializing in the reader's emotional response to the written page. He is the best-selling author ofĀ Writing For Emotional ImpactĀ andĀ The 101 Habits of Highly Successful Screenwriters.
The Writers Store does not offer any refunds for the webinar. All sales are final.
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ABOUT THIS WEBINAR
This OnDemand webinar will focus on the most common dialogue flaw in scripts, even among professional writers āāon-the-noseā dialogue. This is when dialogue tells the reader directly whatās going on in a scene or what a character is thinking or feeling.
When dialogue is obvious, itās often dull and ultimately unsatisfying. Great dialogue, on the other hand, is āoff-the-noseāāit illuminates what the characters are thinking without saying it. This is subtext. And itās a challenge to create on the page. In fact, most aspiring writers, who otherwise have solid story elements, canāt break in because of flat, expository, and on-the-nose dialogue.
If youāre looking to improve subtext in your scenes, join award-winning UCLA instructor and author, Karl Iglesias as he guides you through proven techniques with matching examples from the masters of the craft to create subtext in your own dialogue.
YOU WILL LEARN:
- How to avoid on the nose dialogue
- The psychological reasons why subtext is required
- Three crucial reasons why subtext is important to the audience
- The threeĀ key requisites for believable subtext
- 12 effective techniques to create subtext on the page
- When on the nose dialogue is actually acceptable
WHO SHOULD ATTEND:
- Writers who want to enhance the subtext of their screenplays
- Screenwriters looking to take their dialogue to the next level
- Fiction writers who want to knock their dialogue out of the park!
- People who want to be able to recognize āon-the-noseā and āoff-the-noseā dialogue
Karl IglesiasĀ is a screenwriter and sought-after script doctor and consultant, specializing in the reader's emotional response to the written page. He is the best-selling author ofĀ Writing For Emotional ImpactĀ andĀ The 101 Habits of Highly Successful Screenwriters.
The Writers Store does not offer any refunds for the webinar. All sales are final.
